2065toyota
04-21-2013, 07:28 PM
A group of 12 of us: Kody, Kris, Kyler, Lacey, Maryann, Krista, Wyatt, Eric, Lorey, Rob, Amber & Jackson, decided to head down to the Valley of Fire before it gets too hot. We had read about the route description on Climb-Utah, so we left St. George at about 11:00 and headed down. We dropped one vehicle off where Fire Wash crosses the road by the cabins and headed up to Mouse's tank to start the route. There were quite a few people hiking down the short trail and taking in the vast amount of petroglyphs. Once we got the tank, Lacey climbed down in the first pothole, but there is about a 20' drop out of the second so she came backup and followed us around. We then headed up LDC around the 2 potholes. There were a few footprints in the sand, but those soon disappeared and it was nice to be away from the tourists. This is by no means a technical canyon and we downclimbed everything and never even got a piece of webbing out. Eric and Lacey even downclimbed all the sections listed as raps after I went around and was at the bottom to assess the risk. There is a vast amount of country and side canyons, potholes, caves, arches, etc. that we are going to head back and explore next winter when there isn't the heat. Anybody looking for a fun half day adventure wont be disappointed. http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2093-jpg.2296/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2100-jpg.2297/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2103-jpg.2298/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2113-jpg.2299/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2133-jpg.2300/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2138-jpg.2301/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2143-jpg.2302/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf2151-jpg.2303/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6364-jpg.2304/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6372-jpg.2305/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6381-jpg.2306/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6386-jpg.2307/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6389-jpg.2308/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6394-jpg.2309/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6395-jpg.2310/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6398-jpg.2311/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6405-jpg.2312/ http://canyoncollective.com/attachments/dscf6410-jpg.2314/